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Michael L. Rogers
Counsel Corporate & Finance
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Overview
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Michael Rogers is a seasoned private equity lawyer with deep expertise in the secondaries market. With over 10 years of experience advising on complex, high-value transactions, he represents a diverse client base that includes secondary buyers and sellers, fund sponsors, and institutional investors. This experience spans the entire spectrum of private equity transactions, including leveraged buyouts, portfolio company dispositions, carve-outs, sales to private equity buyers, initial public offerings, sponsor-side fund formation, and investor-side primary investments.
Michael has advised on the full spectrum of secondaries transactions, including LP interest transfers, GP-led restructurings, continuation funds, tender offers, stapled deals, and other structured liquidity solutions. His practice is particularly focused on navigating the evolving commercial landscape of the secondaries market, bringing a practical, solution-oriented approach to even the most sophisticated deal structures.
Michael’s practice also emphasizes the structuring, negotiation, and execution of direct and indirect co-investments on both sponsor and investor side – whether stand-alone or alongside primary fund commitments. Known for balancing deep technical knowledge with a commercial mindset, he is often brought in to lead negotiations on complex direct investments, minority equity positions, and bespoke transaction structures.
Representative experience
Pantheon as co-lead investor in Fengate Asset Management’s CAD$1.8bn eStruxture Data Center transaction.
ACON Investments in connection with fund formation for its acquisition of True Religion apparel.
KSL Capital Partners in connection with its US$3bn structured secondary transaction for Alterra Mountain Company.
NextNav on its US$1.2bn SPAC merger with Spartacus Acquisition Corporation.
Atalaya Capital Management in connection with a significant investment in Guggenheim’s US$1.2bn leveraged private credit vehicle.
Pantheon as exclusive investor on Vista Credit Partners’ approximately US$460m continuation fund transaction for Vista Credit Opportunities Fund II.
Dominique Dawes, a hall-of-fame Olympic gold medalist, three-time Olympian, and founder of Dominique Dawes Gymnastics & Ninja Academy (DDGNA), on DDGNA’s partnership with Trivest Partners.
Harbert Infrastructure on its investment in Generate Capital and the formation of a related co-investment vehicle.
Credentials
Education
- J.D., George Mason University School of Law, summa cum laude, 2014
- M.A. Applied Economics, Johns Hopkins University, 2008
- B.A., Cornell University, 2005
Bar admissions and qualifications
- Virginia
Publications
Insights and Analysis
01 February 2023
News
Press releases
08 July 2024
Press releases
04 January 2023